Ringside: An American Dairy Goat Podcast

Send us Fan Mail Jon welcome's wife Tierney this week as they recap their week at their county fair and give some pointers on how to make exhibiting at a county fair easier.  

Send us Fan Mail Do you ever get to a point through the year where you feel burnt out?  Don't worry, you're not alone.  Listen in as Nate and Jon talk about burn out and what they do when they get burnt out from dairy goat farming.

Send us Fan Mail This week Jon and Nate introduce a new segment called the Feed Bag where the guys answer a couple questions from listeners that have written in.   The main topic for this episode is what a Proven buck is in the guy's minds.  Everyone has their own idea of what a proven buck is, hear what the guys think about it.

Send us Fan Mail This week Nate and Cohost Danielle Carolei welcome Grace Toy to discuss how they start planning their breeding schedules/pairings/breeding season.  

Send us Fan Mail The ADGA National Show has concluded, Nate and Jon recap the week, read off the breed winners for the junior and senior show and talk about plans for next year in Harrisburg PA!

Send us Fan Mail This episode marks the one year anniversary of the podcast!  Jon and Nate celebrate by discussing going to a show or bust!  Really this episode is a back and forth between the guys reminiscing about the year they've had and wishing they were at the ADGA National Show this week!  Thank You everyone for tuning in every week with us, without you it would be just two guys recordi...

Send us Fan Mail The guys relax and recap their weekend at the Progressive Dairy Goat Club Champagne Classic.  Nate and Jon talk about ADGA news, Oberhasli and Alpine District Breed Specialties and wild roosters, mean does, morning serenading and nubians on the run!  Join them as they reminisce about the long and fun show!

Send us Fan Mail On this 50th episode of Ringside, Jon and Nate welcome DaNelle Wolford of Weed'em & Reap.  DaNelle has a successful YouTube Channel and Blog showing her audience how she cares for and breeds her Nigerian Dwarf Goats and token Nubian Luna.  DaNelle and her family have a small farm in the suburbs of Arizona raising their goats, a kunekune pig and various poultry.  Join us a...

Send us Fan Mail This week Jon and Nate sit down and chat with Emily Crocker of Chickadee Farm Nigerian's from the great state of Maine!  Emily and husband Zac are newer breeders, but don't let that discourage you, in Emily's short time of breeding she's found some success and has developed her eye and style quickly!

Send us Fan Mail Jon and Nate welcome their better halves this week, Jon's wife Tierney Kain and Nate's wife Jennifer Funk.  They discuss keeping herd numbers trim, their farming backgrounds and more!

Send us Fan Mail This week Nate and Jon explain the situation we've all been in, bringing a goat that has a dry leg or a pending permanent champion in order to sanction the breed at a show.  They also talk about their weekend at the New York State Dairy Goat Breeders Association State Show.  One of them is a snow white in the morning, the other?  Perhaps more of  a Grumpy of the seven dwarfs....

Send us Fan Mail On this week's episode, Nate and Jon welcome special guests Vanessa Mills of the Luvruc herd and Brandi Giachino of the Vanjust herd.  We sit down and talk about preparing yourself, your herd and your sanity for the ADGA National Show.  Want to know about entries, how many goats will be manageable, set up, wheeling and dealing semen (buck semen of course)... well then this is...

Send us Fan Mail On this week's epsiode Nate and Jon discuss ADGA national show news and the awesome show week Jon had. They also discuss the importance of having good sportsmanship inside and outside the ring.  Remember we need to treat everyone with kindness and dignity,  Especially those who are new to our community.  Happy Memorial Day!!

Send us Fan Mail This week Jon and Nate are joined by Laura Kieser of For Seasons Farm in Minnesota.  Laura breeds Saanens and focuses on quality forage and grain to help manage her herd.  Laura also works for a company that tests forage, hay, grain etc in order to get the best results out of the feed you have available.  

Send us Fan Mail This week Nate and Jon are joined by Jennifer Funk as they discuss ADGA news and their awesome weekend at yet another show!  Tears may have been shed during this episode but with those tears comes plenty of laughter.  

Send us Fan Mail After a hectic weekend of showing, the boys sit back and reflect on their weekend at the buck show!  See how their weekend goes and listen in as they wind down after the dust has settled.

Send us Fan Mail This week Jon and Nate record late, discuss ADGA news as always and take on the task of explaining what they do to prepare their goats for a goat show.

Send us Fan Mail On this week's episode, Nate and Jon welcome Julie Matthys of Mint*Leaf and Kirt Schnipke of Ober-Boerd Dairy Goats!  We take some time to discuss ADGA news and move right on to Showmanship.  What is showmanship and how is it used in the ring?  Julie and Kirt are here to explain it to you and who better than two ADGA judges that happen to have judged showmanship at national s...

Send us Fan Mail This week Jon is joined by Danielle Carolei of King's Rock Farm.  Jon and Danielle discuss ADGA news and how to start your own ADGA dairy goat show start to finish!  

Send us Fan Mail This week, Nate and Jon wrap up their thoughts on how they give kids the best foundation they can by raising them the best way they know how.  The guys also discuss this week's ADGA news.

Send us Fan Mail this week Jon and Nate discuss ADGA news and how they particularly raise their goat kids,  In the midst of recording Jon's cat gets in a fight with something, find out on this weeks episode of Ringside: An American Dairy Goat Podcast!  HAPPY EASTER ALL!

Send us Fan Mail This Episode, Nate and Jon discuss the weeks they've had on their farms.  They talk about Linear Appraisal with ADGA and discuss their thoughts on the Next Gen "NG" system for ADGA.  Like most of the registry the guys are frustrated, concerned and have a few ideas to perhaps help.  We hear our listeners and want to help be your voice when it comes to these legitimat...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, Jon takes the week off?  Nate takes the helm and is joined by Jennifer Funk of Half Barn Farm and Jessica Miller of Gardenview Farm.  They discuss the importance of having a mentor, mentoring others and did Jessica say she milk tested a million goats today?!

Send us Fan Mail This week Jon and Nate share what's new on their farms along with ADGA news.  As spring nears ever so closer the guys start thinking about green, lush grass and talk about what they prefer on their farms... pasture rotation, dry lots, buck pens, fly predators and much more.  

Send us Fan Mail On this episode Nate and Jon talk about the struggles of kidding season for Nate while Jon is  anticipating for his to start.  We discuss what we bring to a show to help us be prepared.